The Frances Edging

This lace edging comes from Weldon's Knitted Edgings and Insertions No. 442, Vol. 37.  I am using it for a shawl knit with my Silk Camel yarn.

It knits up quickly and is an easy pattern to remember.  

I have tweaked it ever so slightly by changing the last stitch on the ws rows to a knit instead of a purl.  The pattern instructs to just slip the first stitch on rs rows - I slip purlwise with the yarn in front, so by knitting the last ws stitch instead of purling, I have a nice clean edge to pick up for my shawl.  There are of course other ways to get the clean edge, but this way is my preferred method.

Cast on 8 stitches

Row 1: (RS) Sl 1, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, yo twice, k2
Row 2: yo, k2tog, p1, k1, p to last st, k
Row 3: Sl 1, k1, yo, k2tog, k to end
Row 4: sk2po, p to last st, k

Repeat these four rows for the pattern.  Happy Knitting!

Elm Grain

Sample knit with Sapphires-n-Purls Bamboo Shine on US #6 needle - Chiao Goo Blue Flower

Multiple of 4

Row 1 and 3 (RS): knit
Row 2: *yo, p2, pass the yo over the 2 purl sts, p2
Row 4: *p2, yo, p2, pass the yo over the 2 purl sts

Repeat these four rows for the pattern.  Happy Knitting!

Random Lace

My sample was knit with some of my incredibly soft, smooth, fluffy must-have Silk Camel yarn on US Size 6 Nova Cubics.  This yarn is my new love - I've kept a skein for myself and will be knitting something with it very soon!  YUMMY, it is so exquisite!

I did things a little differently this week.  I used a random stitch generator to get the stitch you see above.  Pretty awesome, isn't it?  This is the generator I used, but there are others out there.  Google 'random stitch generator' or 'random lace generator' or a similar phrase and you'll find some.  There are even cables!  Lots of fun, I hope you try.  And please stop by my Facebook page and share a picture of your own generated stitch!

For my stitch, I do recommend at least one extra stitch on each edge because there are yo's at the beginning of some rows; for a project using this stitch, a border would be nice.

The Generator ----> Click here.

Multiple of 4

Row 1: (RS) *k2, yo, ssk
Row 2 and all WS Rows: purl
Row 3: *yo, ssk, yo, k2tog
Row 5: *yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog
Row 7: *yo, ssk, ssk, yo  --  you will have a double yarn over here, since the row begins and ends with a yo.  When you come to this double yo on Row 8, you will p the first strand, and k the second strand.

Repeat these 8 rows for the pattern.

Woot, woot!  Happy Knitting!

Star Rib Mesh

The sample above was knit with my soybean yarn (available soon!) on US 10.5 needles.  The swatch has been blocked.


Multiple of 4 +1

Row 1 and 3: (WS)  Purl
Row 2: k1 *yo, sl 2 kwise, k1, pass both sl sts over, yo, k1
Row 4: ssk, yo, k1 *yo, sl 2 kwise, k1, pass both sl sts over, yo, k1* end yo, k2tog


Happy Knitting!

Gull Stitch aka Wishbone Cable

Sample knit with Malabrigo Worsted on US #7 needles

Panel of 10 stitches

Row 1: (WS) k2, p6, k2

Row 2: p2, k2, sl 2 wyib, k2, p2

Row 3: k2, p2, sl 2 wyif, p2, k2

Row 4: p2, sl next 2 sts to cable needle and hold at back, k1, then k2 from cable needle, sl next st to cable needle and hold at front, k2, then k1 from cable needle, p2

Repeat these four rows for the pattern.  Happy Knitting!